Westtown man dies after hit-and-run

WESTTOWN - An 86-year-old man has died after a hit-and-run motor vehicle accident Monday evening.

State police say Donald Wester was hit around 5 p.m. by a small silver sports utility vehicle as he checked his mailbox on County Route 1, a little west of the intersection with South Plank Road. The SUV continued on without stopping toward State Route 284.

Wester was flown to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, where he was admitted with head and spinal injuries, and later died.

State police are still looking for the driver of the SUV. They said they would release more information later Tuesday. Anyone with information should call 344-5300.